Islamabad police taunted as Jamia Hafsa hoists Taliban flag

New Delhi (IANS) A case has been registered against cleric Maulana Abdul Aziz, his collaborators as well as seminary students under the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and different sections of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC) after flags representing the Afghan…

9 killed after passenger boat overturns in China

Beijing (IANS) At least nine people were killed and six others missing after a passenger boat overturned in a river in China's Guizhou province, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.

The accident took place at 4.50 p.m. on Saturday in…

TTP is already intensifying attacks against Pak govt

New Delhi (IANS) The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) or Pakistan Taliban has rejected the idea that the power-shift in Afghanistan would affect TTP strategies and added that TTP is already intensifying attacks against the government of…

3 ministers among 49 Indo-Canadians in election fray

Toronto (IANS) As many as 49 Indian-origin candidates are in the fray as Canadians will got to the polls on September 20 to elect a new Parliament.

In the last elections in 2019, 20 Indo-Canadians, including 19 Punjabis, were elected as MPs…

IMF chief undermined after being accused of influencing China rankings

New Delhi (IANS) Kristalina Georgieva risks seeing her authority as head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) undermined just weeks before an annual meeting of global finance chiefs after being accused of influencing a report in Chinas favour…

EU to convene defence summit in 2022

Strasbourg (IANS) The European Union (EU) will convene a defence summit next year during the French presidency of the Council of the EU, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced.

The situation in Afghanistan and the rapid…

Royal snub to Pakistan's drive for Taliban recognition

Kabul/New Delhi (IANS) Rhapsodising over the takeover of Afghanistan by medieval marauders, Pakistan has begun a hectic diplomacy campaign to seek recognition for the government in Kabul. And, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi suffered a snub…

3 dead, 60 injured in 6.0-magnitude China earthquake

Beijing (IANS) Three people were killed and 60 others injured on Thursday after a powerful 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Luxian county in China's Sichuan province, authorities said.

China Earthquake Administration has dispatched a work…

Baradar fled to Kandahar after brawl with Khalil Haqqani at Presidential Palace

New Delhi (IANS) A major row broke out between leaders of the Taliban over the make-up of the group's new government in Afghanistan last week, BBC reported.

The argument between the group's co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and…

US to re-assess its relations with Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) The hasty withdrawal of the US and NATO forces from Afghanistan has sparked a debate in the US Congress, with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken going through a tough session answering some serious questions raised by the Congressmen.